Robert Thompson Note to Readers: The pre-mortem tool is, in my opinion, easy to understand, use and effective in identifying potential errors in a project before implementation. NB: Article edited for length. “I remember the exact moment I became a coward. Not a dramatic, movie-villain cowardice. The smaller, more professional kind — the kind that wears a lanyard and sits quietly in a boardroom chair. It was a Tuesday. Third-floor. The glass-walled kind of conference room th

WHAT “Circular Economy (CE) is widely recognized as the new economic model aiming to maintain the value of materials, parts, and products as long as possible, minimize the extraction and use of virgin resources and waste generation using design strategies that slow the flow of resources, close loops between production and post-use, and increase resource efficiency.” WHY It can be used to Operationalize or Build out one or more of the Four Dimensions of a Social Enterprise CE

Note to Readers: Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a brilliant protestant theologian executed by the Nazi’s in 1945. Anticipating his death, he wrote a letter, to fellow anti-Hitler conspirators, entitled Theory of Stupidity. I think it provides a helpful way to understand the opposition to social change by stakeholders supporting a social problem embedded in the status quo. Such opposition is often rooted in groupthink which is also a challenge facing all organizations, including soc

Note to Readers: Every social entrepreneur who attempts to solve or ameliorate a social problem, functions, in part, as a change agent. One of the critical tasks change agents undertake is convincing enough stakeholders to leave their problems status quo to support a change leading to a better way of meeting their needs. The excerpts from the following article offer some compelling advice on how to approach helping stakeholders to change their minds. “……..why don’t facts wor